Billboard spat surprises Rosemont
Rosemont village and parks officials are pondering their next moves after the Des Plaines City Council surprised them by denying a rezoning request to facilitate moving a billboard. With two...
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Steel company seeks tax break in Des Plaines
The owner of an Elk Grove-based manufacturing company would like to expand into Des Plaines, using a long-vacant building near O'Hare International Airport. The Des Plaines City Council voted 6-0...
D207 board approves tentative budget
The Maine Township High School District 207 Board of Education voted unanimously during a recent meeting to approve a tentative 2015-16 budget with a roughly $7 million deficit. The deficit...
Des Plaines sticks with ComEd
With the amount of savings uncertain, Des Plaines aldermen said thanks, but no thanks, to switching from ComEd to another supplier of electricity for residents and small businesses. Aldermen voted...
Lempke named Niles Public Library director
Susan Lempke says her experience juggling the many activities involved in running the youth section of the Niles Public Library District for 11 years will serve her well as she...
Mayor: Block party program in Niles will strengthen community
Helping Niles residents throw block parties is part of a larger effort to build a stronger sense of community that aims to draw more people to the village and subsequently...
Blotter: Breath-alcohol ignition system stolen from vehicle in Des Plaines
Des Plaines The following items were taken from Des Plaines police reports. Kristen Renner, 49, of Des Plaines, was charged June 19 with battery to a peace officer and criminal...
Des Plaines officials eye Salvation Army property
A roughly 17-acre site for sale in Des Plaines has attracted the attention of city officials who said they believe the property could be a good fit for a new...
Volo museum wants to buy golfer’s ‘Hazzard’ car with Confederate flag
The director of the Volo Auto Museum says his organization wants to purchase Bubba Watson's General Lee 01 car made popular by the iconic television show "The Dukes of Hazzard"...
Developers accused in $16M mortgage fraud
Two real estate developers and four of their alleged associates were indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday on charges that they participated in mortgage fraud resulting in the loss...